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Countercasters are arcane agents who attempt to both control and subsume their foe's magics for their own.
Alignment: Countercasters may be of any alignment.
Hit Die: d4
Requirements
The following are required to take levels in the Countercaster prestige class:
Feats: Improved Counterspell, Reactive Counterspell
Skills: Spellcraft 8 ranks
Magic: Ability to cast 3rd level spells
Class Features
Weapon and Armor Proficiency: A countercaster gains no proficiencies with weapons or armor.
Class Skills (2 + Int modifier per level): Bluff (Cha), Concentration (Con), Craft (Int), Knowledge (arcana) (Int), Profession (Wis), and Spellcraft (Int).
Spells: At each level but fourth, seventh, and tenth a countercaster gains new spells per day (and spells known, if applicable) as if he had also gained a level in whatever arcane spellcasting class in which he could cast 3rd-level spells before he added the prestige class level. He does not, however, gain any other benefit a character of that class would have gained. If a character had more than one arcane spellcasting class in which he could cast 3rd-level spells before he became a countercaster, he must decide to which class he adds each level of countercaster for the purpose of determining spells per day.
Innate Counterspell: At 1st level, you can attempt to counter a spell without using a readied action. Once per day, you can counter a spell as an immediate action, by expending a spell slot or spell use as long as the spell expended is of the same level or higher of the splell to be countered. You gain extra uses of this ability at third, fifth, seventh, and ninth levels.
Absorptive Counterspell: At fourth level and beyond, you gain the ability to absorb some of the energy of a spell you counter. After contering a spell, you may regain the use of aspell or recover an expended spell slot of no more than one-half the level of the countered spell.
Reflective Counterspell: At sixth level and beyond, any time you counter a spell, you may reflect that spel lback at the orginal caster. When the countercaster counterspells a spell, it is turned back upon the caster as if it were fully affected by a spell turning spell. If the spell cannot be affected by spell turning, then it is merely counterspelled. Reflective Counterspell cannot be used in conjunction with Absorptive Counterspell.
Dispel Magic: At eighth level, the countercaster gains the ability to cast dispel magic as a spell-like ability a number of times per day equal to their primary casting statisic modifier. In addition, when casting any form of dispel magic (including spells like greater dispel magic), the Countercaster's Caster Level is equal to their Hit Dice.
Countercast: At tenth level, any time you counter a spell, you may cast a spell of your own as part of the counterspelling process. This spell does not take an action, and cannot be of a level higher than the countered spell's spell level -1. Furthermore, the spell you cast must have a casting time of 1 standard action or shorter. You may not use this ability in conjunction with Absorptive Counterspell or Reflective Counterspell.
Playing A Countercaster
Countercasters find that the best offense is a good defense, and do their best to shut down opposing spellcasters while slinging spells of their own. Most find good use of the Quicken Spell metamagic, and almost all have brash, assertive personalities.
Countercaster Progression
{table=head]Level|BAB|Fort|Ref|Will|Special|Spells
1st|+0|+0|+0|+2|Innate Counterspelling 1/day|+1 level of existing arcane spellcasting class
2nd|+1|+0|+0|+3|-|+1 level of existing arcane spellcasting class
3rd|+1|+1|+1|+3|Innate Counterspelling 2/day|+1 level of existing arcane spellcasting class
4th|+2|+1|+1|+4|Absorptive Counterspell|-
5th|+2|+1|+1|+4|Innate Counterspelling 3/day|+1 level of existing arcane spellcasting class
6th|+3|+2|+2|+5|Reflective Counterspell|+1 level of existing arcane spellcasting class
7th|+3|+2|+2|+5|Innate Counterspelling 4/day|-
8th|+4|+2|+2|+6|Dispel Magic|+1 level of existing arcane spellcasting class
9th|+4|+3|+3|+6|Innate Counterspelling 5/day|+1 level of existing arcane spellcasting class
10th|+5|+3|+3|+7|Countercast|-
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Alignment: Countercasters may be of any alignment.
Hit Die: d4
Requirements
The following are required to take levels in the Countercaster prestige class:
Feats: Improved Counterspell, Reactive Counterspell
Skills: Spellcraft 8 ranks
Magic: Ability to cast 3rd level spells
Class Features
Weapon and Armor Proficiency: A countercaster gains no proficiencies with weapons or armor.
Class Skills (2 + Int modifier per level): Bluff (Cha), Concentration (Con), Craft (Int), Knowledge (arcana) (Int), Profession (Wis), and Spellcraft (Int).
Spells: At each level but fourth, seventh, and tenth a countercaster gains new spells per day (and spells known, if applicable) as if he had also gained a level in whatever arcane spellcasting class in which he could cast 3rd-level spells before he added the prestige class level. He does not, however, gain any other benefit a character of that class would have gained. If a character had more than one arcane spellcasting class in which he could cast 3rd-level spells before he became a countercaster, he must decide to which class he adds each level of countercaster for the purpose of determining spells per day.
Innate Counterspell: At 1st level, you can attempt to counter a spell without using a readied action. Once per day, you can counter a spell as an immediate action, by expending a spell slot or spell use as long as the spell expended is of the same level or higher of the splell to be countered. You gain extra uses of this ability at third, fifth, seventh, and ninth levels.
Absorptive Counterspell: At fourth level and beyond, you gain the ability to absorb some of the energy of a spell you counter. After contering a spell, you may regain the use of aspell or recover an expended spell slot of no more than one-half the level of the countered spell.
Reflective Counterspell: At sixth level and beyond, any time you counter a spell, you may reflect that spel lback at the orginal caster. When the countercaster counterspells a spell, it is turned back upon the caster as if it were fully affected by a spell turning spell. If the spell cannot be affected by spell turning, then it is merely counterspelled. Reflective Counterspell cannot be used in conjunction with Absorptive Counterspell.
Dispel Magic: At eighth level, the countercaster gains the ability to cast dispel magic as a spell-like ability a number of times per day equal to their primary casting statisic modifier. In addition, when casting any form of dispel magic (including spells like greater dispel magic), the Countercaster's Caster Level is equal to their Hit Dice.
Countercast: At tenth level, any time you counter a spell, you may cast a spell of your own as part of the counterspelling process. This spell does not take an action, and cannot be of a level higher than the countered spell's spell level -1. Furthermore, the spell you cast must have a casting time of 1 standard action or shorter. You may not use this ability in conjunction with Absorptive Counterspell or Reflective Counterspell.
Playing A Countercaster
Countercasters find that the best offense is a good defense, and do their best to shut down opposing spellcasters while slinging spells of their own. Most find good use of the Quicken Spell metamagic, and almost all have brash, assertive personalities.
Countercaster Progression
{table=head]Level|BAB|Fort|Ref|Will|Special|Spells
1st|+0|+0|+0|+2|Innate Counterspelling 1/day|+1 level of existing arcane spellcasting class
2nd|+1|+0|+0|+3|-|+1 level of existing arcane spellcasting class
3rd|+1|+1|+1|+3|Innate Counterspelling 2/day|+1 level of existing arcane spellcasting class
4th|+2|+1|+1|+4|Absorptive Counterspell|-
5th|+2|+1|+1|+4|Innate Counterspelling 3/day|+1 level of existing arcane spellcasting class
6th|+3|+2|+2|+5|Reflective Counterspell|+1 level of existing arcane spellcasting class
7th|+3|+2|+2|+5|Innate Counterspelling 4/day|-
8th|+4|+2|+2|+6|Dispel Magic|+1 level of existing arcane spellcasting class
9th|+4|+3|+3|+6|Innate Counterspelling 5/day|+1 level of existing arcane spellcasting class
10th|+5|+3|+3|+7|Countercast|-
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